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Oude Bactrische bronzen zegelstempel, 20 × 13 mm, daterend uit circa 2200–1800 v.Chr., in goede staat met donkere patina; afkomstig uit een privécollectie in Nederland.
Titel: Bactrian bronze Seal Stamp - 20 mm (Zonder minimumprijs) Geschatte waarde: €180.0 Belangrijk: Winnende biedingen zijn exclusief 9% koperbescherming + €3
Ancient Bactrian Bronze Stamp SealCulture / Period: BactrianDate / Period: 2200 – 1800 B.C.Material: BronzeDimensions: 20 x 13 mmCondition: Good condition, with dark patina and surface wear consistent with age; the engraved stamp face is worn but still visibleNo shipping outside the European Union. Due to complex export regulations concerning cultural goods, this item cannot be shipped outside the EU. Please ensure you have a delivery address within the European Union before placing a bid.Provenance information:Object Registration ID: 76The current owner purchased the Ancient Bactrian bronze stamp seal from a private collector, N.N., in Tilburg.The previous owner, a private collector, N.N. from Tilburg (the Netherlands), stated that the object had been in his collection since an unknown date.According to the previous owner, the object had previously been in a private collection in the Netherlands since the 1980s.No further information concerning the earlier ownership history of the object is available.Background Information:This object is a small Bronze Age Bactrian stamp seal, made of bronze and provided with a short raised handle. The flat underside carries an engraved design, intended to be pressed into soft clay. When impressed, the engraved motif would appear as a raised image in the clay surface.Stamp seals of this type were not primarily used in the modern sense as document seals. In the Bronze Age world of Bactria and Margiana, such objects were used to make impressions in clay, often on clay sealings, pottery, storage containers, or goods. These impressions could function as marks of identity, ownership, control, or protection. They were practical objects, but also carried symbolic meaning.The circular stamp face of this example shows a deliberately engraved motif, now partly obscured by age, corrosion, and patination. The design appears to be abstract or stylised rather than purely decorative, which is typical of many Bronze Age stamp seals from this cultural sphere. The raised knop allowed the seal to be held firmly and pressed into clay with controlled pressure.Bactria, broadly corresponding to parts of present-day Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, and surrounding regions, formed part of the wider Bactria-Margiana cultural sphere. During the late 3rd and early 2nd millennium B.C., this region was connected with long-distance exchange networks linking Central Asia, the Iranian plateau, Mesopotamia, and the Indus region. Seals played an important role in these societies, where goods, containers, and stored materials needed to be marked or controlled.The production of bronze stamp seals reflects an organised metalworking and engraving tradition. Such pieces required casting, shaping, and careful incision of the stamp surface. Their small size made them portable personal objects, while their imagery gave them a distinctive identity.Dating to approximately 2200–1800 B.C., this seal belongs to a period of increasing social and economic organisation in Bronze Age Central Asia. It provides a direct and physical link to the administrative and symbolic practices of early urban and proto-urban communities, where objects of this kind were used to impress clay and mark goods in daily life.
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Ancient Bactrian Bronze Stamp SealCulture / Period: BactrianDate / Period: 2200 – 1800 B.C.Material: BronzeDimensions: 20 x 13 mmCondition: Good condition, with dark patina and surface wear consistent with age; the engraved stamp face is worn but still visibleNo shipping outside the European Union. Due to complex export regulations concerning cultural goods, this item cannot be shipped outside the EU. Please ensure you have a delivery address within the European Union before placing a bid.Provenance information:Object Registration ID: 76The current owner purchased the Ancient Bactrian bronze stamp seal from a private collector, N.N., in Tilburg.The previous owner, a private collector, N.N. from Tilburg (the Netherlands), stated that the object had been in his collection since an unknown date.According to the previous owner, the object had previously been in a private collection in the Netherlands since the 1980s.No further information concerning the earlier ownership history of the object is available.Background Information:This object is a small Bronze Age Bactrian stamp seal, made of bronze and provided with a short raised handle. The flat underside carries an engraved design, intended to be pressed into soft clay. When impressed, the engraved motif would appear as a raised image in the clay surface.Stamp seals of this type were not primarily used in the modern sense as document seals. In the Bronze Age world of Bactria and Margiana, such objects were used to make impressions in clay, often on clay sealings, pottery, storage containers, or goods. These impressions could function as marks of identity, ownership, control, or protection. They were practical objects, but also carried symbolic meaning.The circular stamp face of this example shows a deliberately engraved motif, now partly obscured by age, corrosion, and patination. The design appears to be abstract or stylised rather than purely decorative, which is typical of many Bronze Age stamp seals from this cultural sphere. The raised knop allowed the seal to be held firmly and pressed into clay with controlled pressure.Bactria, broadly corresponding to parts of present-day Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, and surrounding regions, formed part of the wider Bactria-Margiana cultural sphere. During the late 3rd and early 2nd millennium B.C., this region was connected with long-distance exchange networks linking Central Asia, the Iranian plateau, Mesopotamia, and the Indus region. Seals played an important role in these societies, where goods, containers, and stored materials needed to be marked or controlled.The production of bronze stamp seals reflects an organised metalworking and engraving tradition. Such pieces required casting, shaping, and careful incision of the stamp surface. Their small size made them portable personal objects, while their imagery gave them a distinctive identity.Dating to approximately 2200–1800 B.C., this seal belongs to a period of increasing social and economic organisation in Bronze Age Central Asia. It provides a direct and physical link to the administrative and symbolic practices of early urban and proto-urban communities, where objects of this kind were used to impress clay and mark goods in daily life.
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Sinds 19 jun '26
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